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Author: Lisa Hafey

Lisa has been writing for over 20 years, starting as the entertainment editor on her university newspaper. Since then she's written for Popwrapped, Maximum Pop, Celebmix, and ListenOnRepeat. Lisa loves all good music, and she's interviewed Kevin Godley, Trevor Horn, Paul Young, Peter Cox (Go West), Brendan B Brown (Wheatus), Bruce Foxton (The Jam), among many many more. Lisa is also available for freelance writing - please email lisa@essentiallypop.com

John Tracy – ‘Love True Just For You’

January 30, 2019

We’ve followed John Tracy’s career for a few years now, and he first came to our attention with his single, ‘Midnight Moon’, in July 2017, then ‘Silent Night’ that October, and ‘Home’ last year. Now he’s back with his latest track, ‘Love True Just For You’, a hearfelt love song, which comes with a beautiful music video.

T-Pain ft. Tory Lanez – ‘Getcha Roll On’

January 30, 2019

When you mention T-Pain, what do you think of? I think of his vocal effects, the imaginative, otherworldly sounds which he’s incorporated into his songs. Many have copied, but at the end of the day, T-Pain is the OG of voice processing, and his experimentation always kept him at the front of the barrier.

Picture This Announce UK Winter Tour Including Roundhouse Show

January 30, 2019

Irish band Picture This, whose sophomore album, ‘MDRN LV’ is set for release on March 15, have announced a further UK tour for this winter, following the sell-out of all dates of their March UK tour. ‘MDRN LV’ will be released via Island Records.

Dance DJ Jeancy Releases Latest Mix, ‘All Night’

January 29, 2019

Dance DJ Jeancy comes from Puerto Rico, and brings to his music sounds inspired by the Ibiza scene. His latest track, ‘All Night’, was released on January 27.

Wisdom Set To Release Latest Single, ‘Let It Be’

January 29, 2019

‘Let It Be’ is the latest single from Nigerian artist, Wisdom Clifford. Released on 24 January, the track is a catchy RnB song, with Wisdom’s melifluous vocals laid over a simple instrumental.

Kelsy Karter Goes All The Way For ‘Harry’

January 28, 2019

Almost exactly four years ago to the day we introduced readers to Kelsy Karter, who had run away to Los Angeles from her homeland of Australia to make a name for herself in music. We’ve always wondered how Kelsy was going, and so we were very pleasantly surprised to hear she had a new single out, dedicated to Harry Styles, and called, appropriately enough, ‘Harry’.

Oohyah – A New Way To Stream, Favouring Artists And Labels

January 28, 2019

There’s a new streaming solution, which is designed to supercharge, and monetise the careers of artists. OohYah isn’t just another streaming service. Instead, they’ve turned the subscription model on its head, favouring the artists and labels instead of the streaming company. Oohyah allows fans to truly support their faves.

Sex People’s ‘Cal-Island: Season 1’ Pictures A World Where Everyone Can Live In Peace

January 27, 2019

‘Cal-Island: Season 1’, by Sex People, is available to stream and download from Amazon, iTunes, Deezer, and Spotify.

Icy Lando – ‘Pull Up’

January 26, 2019

Icy Lando, real name Victor Buyuka, is a 26 year old rapper, singer, and producer, from Nairobi, Kenya. Icy Lando has recently released his debut single, ‘Pull Up’.

Urban Fu$e – ‘Splurge’

January 26, 2019

‘Splurge’ is the latest track from multi-national collaboration, Urban Fu$e. We first wrote about them back in October last year, with their song, ‘Can’t Steal My Deal’.

Jeremy Parsons – ‘Why Is The Bluebird Blue’

January 26, 2019

Jeremy Parsons draws from his personal experiences to create his songs, and this intimacy comes through in ‘Why Is The Bluebird Blue’: we want to find some way of making him less lonely.

Richard Lynch – ‘Pray on the Radio’

January 26, 2019

Richard Lynch’s single, ‘Pray On The Radio’, was released last September, and tells the story of when he was asked by a DJ to pray on the radio.

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